Re: [Sheflug] ADSL SP and hardware recommendations (Slightly OT but it is to connect my Linux box to the net!)

["David Bottrill" <david [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Johnson said:
>

> Also on ADSL hardware:  I'd like to keep it all in one to minimise on wall
> sockets.  So far it seems to be a toss up between netgear DG834 and Ebuyer
> special.  Both have 4 port 10/100 switch, built in dsl modem and firewall
> and NAT but there are all sorts of (amateur) reviews on the site that slag
> both off for not supporting SPI for the firewall and not supporting upnp
> etc
> etc. Should I be worried?  Anybody got any recommendations on which one
> (not
> limited to the above) to go for.

A colleague installed the E-Buyer special (Origo) it's fine but there is a
 nasty, by default telnet is enabled on the ADSL interface !! with a
default userid and password as documented in the userguide, so the first
job is to change user/password and disable remote telnet.

Personally I like Linksys stuff and it also tends to be good value for
money and it's eminently hackable being Linux based.

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David Bottrill

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